Radiator protector



Nov. 8, `1'927.

R. R. JOH'NSON RADIATOR PROTECTOR Filed Nov. 26. 1.923

Patented Nov. V8, 1927.

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^ temi Application lef November 26,'192'3'. Serial No 676,912;

l invention relates'to improvements vin radiator protectors of the type usedon mo'- tor:vehiclesl to prevent' Water lWithin the radiatois'ofY said Vehicles from freezing-brand" tvlrefmain objectof thel 'invention is to produce ari extremely simple and very i-nexp`en--A siy" radiator protectorA Which- Will-function -nf a eryy ef'ci'ent manner wheny in "use-.-y Another object is vto produce a simple an'd infer`` pensif'e" radiator prot'ec'toryvhich" is provided' With'affoldable porton'ivhereby the amount of fcoldf air whichy is permitted' to passturedrand sold for a Very low price, so that thefcos'tf will; notprevent anyone frein obtainingfoneg-and also" which is' so' inexpensive tornuer tfpossibIe' for-"automobile dealers ref distrib-rauhenwebadvertising medium' B-'r'iiiy 'Stated, myimproyed radiator prorector' comprises a' single sheet" of 'compara-l' t'iyely heavy paper'yor cardboardgwhich' is slitt'e'd so ast@ providea' frame portion and;

aY folelabl" curtain The foldabl'e curtain of' my improvedl p'rovt'ex'ztor'A may be4 I adjusted `so toi/regulate the amount or" air' passing t'hroi'igh'` the' radiatorY oi the motor Vehicle and my improved' protector includes resilieht" members' for', maintaining said' roldabl curtainl in lit-'s1 'folded' or' Vunfolded condition)v Withthe foregoing' and other'o'bjcts in ViWy/tleiyention comprisesthe novel construction, combination and' arrangement' of parts hereinafter more speciiically described andi illustratedin theA accompanying drawirigpyilirein i'sshown' the preferred ambodiinnt" o'the' invention; However, it is tobfe unijleis'tod thatL the invention comprehendsI liaigkes, Variatior'ls and rr'iodiii'cations` which comefaithin the scope off the`fc1ai1ns'1iereunto appended. l v v 4 i I a` pers'pective4v vierirv of myl improyedra'diator protector:

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tor of a motorvehicle showing my improved' n protector associated therewith.'

Fig. III is Van enlarged vertical section througha fragmentv of a radiator' of'ar motor vehicle shovingvone of my improved-.protectors associated therewith;y I A In the drawingrrdesignatesa radiator of i a motor Vehicle,-\`vhich of coursexmay .be of any type, said radiator-'being'proyided with the usual honeycomb or body portion B" through which airpasses to cool tle WaterV passing through said radiator. .The front plate lorshell A" ftheradiator is separated` from lthe honeycomb or bodyy portion lB' of` said 'radiatingl said plate or shell A" .being sb" located with relation to Said honeycombVV orf` body portion j as to' provide' aspaceI as' ind'i cated vb f the reference'character-G' in Fignj HEI` between the'inside fa'ce of Asafd plate or shell A 'and the -outer faceofthe combor'body portion .i

Arranged. adjacent tothefik'rnt face of the i i radiator is`y myv improved' protector' P5" which is preferably formed of aV sinlgl'esh Yt of com'pa'ratiyelj heavyfp'aper or cardbdard.` i

The sheet of material of which impr'oyed' protector 'isi formed is preferably `covered Wi'th'va protective' coatinggsuch; for instance; .as parafiineso ythat said sheet v'viil not liet rendered: linitlffor service damp i" et Weather. improved protector Vcoihpriseis said oldable curtain 2 being formed cutl' ting a' Uislaped slit' in the sheetof'mater'al,V

the material within said Uf-shapedslit @my stituting the fol/dable curtain. The` upper @has er une'l U-Shapeasiie Siepy shorter the upper marginal edge of the'Sheetofmaerial of which the-protector is "formed,4 so that 'they frameportionr 'of Said-protector engendrer-f y tirly aroundT ihejfold'able curtain 2;

The roldpablecurtaiae issc'or'ed' at bei of'poirits'to proyide'ia pluralityoflinesj 3 onl which said ioldalble curtainf' be;

fel-eed, thereby,y renderingsid ferial/feuri* tain in 'effect aI member composed" ofA a rality ofv sections" hinged" tog'ether;v It; will bie noaa by' referring tof are' dredirige'l uw thoseline's 3 which areclsetothfloiver off thevfoldafble' curtain! aref'c ser tget those" lines" 3; which ldistance from said lower end of said curtain.

In fact, it will be noticed that there is a gradual increase in the distances between adjacent lines as-the distance of said lines from the bottom edge of the curtain increases. This is necessary because as the foldable curtain 2 is folded the amount of material in the curved upper and lower portions ofthe sections of said curtain increases eacli time that a section of said curtain is'folded. 'Consequently, to keep the sections of approxi-k mately the same height when folded the lines on which said curtain is folded niustbe ofv varying distance uni.'7old e'd. f Y, f

Formed integrflil with the sheet of which theY protector is formed arelpairsfof lugs 4,

apart when saidcurtain is there being-,twopairsoflugs at the upper marginal Vedge ,Y of said sheet andtwo pairs of lugs at the lowerfinarginal vedge of 'said' sheet, said lugs at the rupper marginal edge of said sheet' beingl in alinement with the flugs at the Vlower marginal edge of'said sheet. y

`5 designates a pair of retaining devices in: the lform offstrips of resilient material. The strips 5 are. arranged adjacent tok `the outer face of the protector at right anglesto' theylines 'on .which the curtain 2 is folded, andbecause .of the resiliency of said strips theyr will -eXert an inward pressure against said protector. `The strips 5 are of such ,Y length thatthe end portions thereof extend beyond the'upper and the lower marginalV edges of the protector, and when said strips Y arein use said opposite end portions thereof v are located-in the space C between the inside face' of the front 'plateof shellrA? ofthe ravehicle. n Y In the use ofr my diator andthe front face ofthe honeycomb or body portion `B of said radiator, as shown in Fig. III'. Each individual strip 5 is arranged between a pair of the lugs 4 at the upperedge of the protector 'and an alined topermit some air to'pass througlithe ra difator.v The strips 5 .will be -bowed outwardly, as' shown vby dotted lines in Fig. III,- so that the curtain 2 maybe folded` to any desired height, after which said strips will be permitted tofsnap into their original positions in contact withsaid folded curtain, whereby it will-be maintained in its folded condition. From the foregoing it is plain that the passage of air through the radiator may beregulated at all times by merely folding or unfolding the curtain 2 as desired.

It will be noted that the `opposite end por-VV tions of the strip 5 are provided with laterally extended portions 5f. ,The purpose of these portions 5 is to prevent the strips 5 from being accidentally withdrawn entirely from theradiator when said strips are bowed outwardly to permit the curtain 2 to be folded or unfolded. Y,

I claim: d l. A radiator'protector vfora motorzvehicle having a radiatorvthe shell portion of which is spaced apart from the body portionV thereof, comprising a protective sheet adapt-'- ed to be arranged adjacent toa face of'said` j body portion, and a member whereby said protective sheet is retained vin yposition adja -centito said face, said protective sheet'being` provided with a pair Vof lugs betweenfwhi'ch said vmembervis located, said pair of 'lugs vbeing located outside of said'shell portion and a portion of said member being intro-r duced betweensaid body portion .and the shell portion,

2. A radiator protector for motor vehicles comprising a sheet' of material having a foldable portion,r and means comprising ka resilient memberarranged atan angle rela-- tive to the lines on'v -which said foldablefportion'is folded whereby said foldable portion is lretained lin `a yfolded or unfolded condi- .3. vAradiator protector fori'notor vehicles comprising a' sheet vof. material-having aj foldable portion, vand means comprising resilient members yarranged at rightangles to the lines on which said foldable portionis folded whereby said foldable portion isretained in a folded or unfolded condition,the opposite end portions of saidA resilient meinbers 'being engaged byjportions' of the radiator shell of themotor vehicle. 'Y

4. Aradiator protector for motor vvehicles comprising a sheet of materialv having a4 foldable portion, and means comprising:

strips of resilientmaterial arranged ,at right angles to the lines on which said foldable portion' is folded whereby Vsaid foldable'p'ortion is retained ina folded or unfolded conf.

Y dition, said strips ofresilient material being located adjacent to the-front face of said foldable portion, and the opposite jend por tions of said strips of resilient materialibe`l ingextended beyond certain marginal :edgesA of said sheet of material, said extended end portions of said strips of resilient material being introduced beneath portions ofthe radiator shell of the motor vehicle. y

.5; A radiator protector for motor vehicles comprising a sheet, of material having al 1 foldable portion said foldable portion being scored to .provide lines on which it may be lfolded; the distances between adjacent lines being gradually increased as the distances of said lines from the' lower edge of said foldable portion is increased. I

6. A radiator protector for motor Vehicles comprising a sheet of material having a frame'vportion and a oldable portion, said Y foldable portion being scored to provide "lines on lwhich it may be, folded, means comprising a resilient member whereby said foldable portion may bevvretained ina folded or unfolded condition, and means comi hereunto affix my signature.

ROBERT R. JOHNSON. 

